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Fantasies of Christie Brinkley or Tom Selleck would contain visions of them in a possum fur coat and awoolhat. •You would never roll down your car windows, except to go through the fast food drive-thru. v •You'd never wear short sleeve shirts. •You'd save money on your electric bill, too, because you'd have no need for an air conditioner. •No need for a-c in the car, either. Instead there'd be portable blow torches sold with every automobile. •There'd be no beef about putting lights in at Wrigley Field, because all stadiums would be domed so as to protect the fans from the year-round chill. •Kool-Aid would be useless, as would lemonade. Who needs to cool off in the winter? Popsides? Hah. Ice cream? What would be the use? Consequently, people probably wouldn\be as overweight. •Mountain Dew would go out of business, because of 4ack of fodder for those commercials where people ride their bikes into the creek on blistering hot days. •We'd think a beer garden was something in which you planted empty cans of Blatz. •There'd be no such thing as frisbee-catching dogs, because there'd be no beaches on which to play frisbee. •Summerfest, ChicagoFest, EatFest, DrinkFest, and FestFest all would be erased from the schedule. •Instead of waxing your surfboard in your free time, you'd be knitting an extra pair of wool socks. •We'd never see another Battle of the Network Stars because without warmth, the participants couldn't wear those skimpy outfits. Then, there's really no show. •We'd have never heard of Carl Lewis or Edwin Moses or Mary Lou Retton, unless they could learn to luge or ice dance or play hockey. •We would never have heard of movies like 'Friday the 13th' or 'Porky's.' Those are 'summer' movies, designed to appeal to the teenage audience. No warm weather, no dopey summer movies. •Teenagers would also be out of work. There'd be no such thing as a 'summer job.' •Little kids wouldn't have to suffer through the first day of every school year by writing essays entitled: 'What I Did On My Summer Vacation.' •We'd have a different list of Miss Americas. The winner from a few years back was named Summer Bartholomew. She wouldn't have won. •Most men would have longer hair. They'd never say, Oh, I just want to get it cut short for the summer.' •The list of the various types of sausage would be lessened by one. •One of the classic 'coming-of-age' movies would never have been. 'Summer of '42' would have been shot on location in Siberia or somewhere, and the whole story line would have changed. • •There'd be no such thing as the 'summertime blues.' •Motorcycles would be non-existent, as would bicycles. Along those same lines, Evel Knievel would have a normal first name. •You'd have a hard time sweating. •The back of your legs would never stick to your vinyl car seat. Some of the above things would be difficult to live with or without. Others might do us all some good. Still, without sum­ mer and hot weather, our lives would be radically different. With that, you must agree. And what of summer activities like volleyball, tennis and golf? And how 'bout the ever-popular bocce ball, the Italian- rooted game for which I believe one of my uncles stays up nights plotting ways to cheat? He makes up new rules every time we play. You'd think he invented the game. What would become of them if someone were to cancel summer? And fur­ thermore, what would my uncle cheat at? Luckily for all, there's no need to worry. Every June 21, we're told the first day of summer has officially arrived. And, every June 20,1 get a little nervous. Always have. What if It turns cold? What If summer never comes? What if I have to wear earmuffs on the fourth of July? But again, summer has arrived, and it'll be around for 70 or so more days. Don't let it slip by you. You never know what next June 21 will bring. Next time you curse the hot weather, about how terribly hot and sticky the weather is, drag this list out. Then smile. And apologize to Mom Nature. Men's Sunday 12-inch Softball League In the Men's Sunday 12-inch Softball League this past weekend. QED stayed a tie for \ first place with Just Video, after QED rallied to edge Scott B's 8-7. In other games, John's Sport Stop topped Gary Lang 9-7, Just Video brushed past Garrelts' Plumbing 11-8, and His & Her Hair Niche tipped Mike's Buzz Out West 8-7. Details from Sunday's outings: QED 8, Scott B's7 QED rallied (or three runs in the sixth to tie the contest, and then got a solo run in the seventh to top Scott B's. 8-7. Scott B's took the lead at 7-4 with a four-run seventh, but couldn't hold on John DeCicco doubled twice and singled to pace QED. George Cadotte had two hits and two runs scored, while Jeff Major doubled and scored three times. Tim Klapperich and Bill Meath accounted tor most of Scott B's offense Klapperich homered and drove in four runs, while Meath singled and drove in three Mike Mai had two hits. Hair Niche 8. Mike's 7 . His & Her Hair Niche scored twice In the bot­ tom of the seventh to claim a hard-fought 8-7 win over Mike's Buzz Out West. Jeff Nabors. Rick Sorenson. Tom Cunningham and Rick Lively paced Hair Niche with two hits each Erik Smith. Rich Winn and John Kucia had two safeties apiece for Mike's, with Smith scoring two runs ( » John's 9. Gary Lang 7 John's Sport Stop scored five In the first and never trailed en route to a tight 9-7 win over Gary Lang. Scott Buss made his birthday one to remember, collecting two hits, a run scored and an RBI. in addition to sparkling defense at short­ stop * Steve Olson had three hits to lead John's. Den­ ny Shaver had two singles and two RBI. and Dante Jacobson chipped in a pair of singles Gary Lang's Jim Huff led all hitters with a 4- for-4 performance, including two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored. Jack Thennes and J im Thennes also helped the Gary Lang offense. McHenry Jr. Youth League knuttl'm Fre-lnventory STOREWIDE SALE Details from recent action: MINI DIVISION Cubs IS, Orioles 1 The Cubs erupted for seven third-inning runs and coasted to an easy 13-1, four inning victory over the Orioles. Jim Birkenkamp and Todd Freund each pitch­ ed two strong Innings for the winners. Ryan Boland led all hitters with a double and a single. Matt McDonnell. Ted Siebeck and Bill Hetter- man all contributed important hits in the Cubs' win. MAJOR DIVISION Orioles 10. Eagles 9 In a battle of first place teams, the Orioles rallied for seven runs In the sixth and held off the Eagles to claim a thrilling 10-9 win. The win raised the Orioles' record to 7-1 on the season. The Eagles slipped to 6-2. The big hit In the sixth was a two-out, two-run triple by Ron Roblnette which tied the score. Roblnette then scored the eventual winning run on an error. The game ended when winning pitcher Jacob Schlender picked an Eagle runner off second in the bottom of the sixth. -Schlender picked up the win In relief, hurling two Innings and allowing just three hits, striking out three. Jeff Carl had three hits and two RBI to pace the Orioles' attack. Roblnette and Schlender chipped in two hits each. Dave Cable had two hits and scored twice for the Eagles. Orioles IS, WL Angels 3 Ron Roblnette pitched an outstanding game, as the Orioles whipped the Wonder Lake Angels, 15-3. Roblnette gave up just one hit over five Inn­ ings, while striking out 10, to post the win, his third of the season against no defeats. He also went 4-for-4 and scored four runs to pace the O's offense. Chris Zlebel was 3-for-3 with three RBI, while Jeff Carl and Aaron Klopfenstein had two hits apiece for the Orioles' 16-hit attack. Orioles 8, Johnsburg Tigers Chris Ziebel earned his second win of the season, pitching a four-hitter to lead the Orioles to an 8-4 triumph over the Johnsburg Tigers. Ziebel got relief help from Ron Roblnette. as the Orioles scored two in the fifth and three In the sixth to rally for the win. Alan Kraft drove in what proved to be the win­ ning run in the fifth with a sacrifice fly to left with the bases loaded. Jacob Schlender and Aaron Klopfenstein pac­ ed the Oriole offense with hits. MINOR DIVISION Met* 18, Dodgers 14 Benji Winkelman, Tim Bodecker and Dave Grove teamed up to stop the Dodgers on eight hits, as the Mets claimed an 18-14 victory. Winkelman was the winning pitcher, striking out seven in three Innings of work. The Mets' first three batters combined for 14 runs and IS hits, but the Dodgers were able to take advantage of their eight hits to make it close. Grove, Winkelman and Brian Cunningham all went 5-for-S. with Grove leading the way with nine RBI. All five of Grove's hits went for extra bases. Winkelman and Cunningham each scored five runs. Greg Hagen chipped In three hits. J. Carny was 3-for-4 for the Dodgers, scoring three times and driving in three runs. John Buck and Brian Wigman had two hits each. Mets 21, Royals 5. Greg Hagen pitched four strong innings, and drove in three runs, as the Mets battered the Royals 21-5. > / Hagen struck out 10 and allowed only four hits in his four-inning stint, as the Mets used smart baserunning to score at least three runs in every Inning. Dave Grove had two hits, four runs scored and three RBI for the winners. 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